New Zealand Puts Onus on File Sharers to Prove Their Innocence
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New Zealand’s parliament passed a new law prohibiting the illegal sharing of files by Internet users that puts the onus on those accused to prove their innocence, while not allowing them to hire lawyers.
Lawmakers gave a third and final reading to the so-called Copyright (Infringing File Sharing) Amendment Bill today. A breakdown on the vote wasn’t immediately available from the parliamentary information service.